While staffing a project in another country, the project leader from that country comes to you…

While staffing a project in another country, the project leader from that country comes to you with a suggested team consisting of members of the [project leader’s family. Your FIRST course of action should be to:

Select one:

a. Inquire if hiring through family lines is common practice in the project.

b. Review the resumes of the individuals to see if they are qualified.

c. Ask the project leader to provide additional names of people unrelated to him/her.

d. Use a different project leader to prevent problems later in the project.

A project manager is being considered for a complex project that will deal exclusively with global virtual teams. He only has experience with local teams. What should he do when discussing the opportunity with the sponsor?

Select one:

a. Since he managed many projects and teams, it does not make any difference that the new project involves global virtual teams. He should tell the sponsor he has the relevant experience.

b. He should avoid any conversation regarding the types of teams involved so the sponsor does not know he lacks experience in this area.

c. The project manager should point out to the sponsor that he has not had experience with global virtual teams but discuss why he thinks he is a good fit for the project anyway.

d. The project manager should point out to the sponsor that he has not had experience with global virtual teams and therefore must decline the assignment.

You have just discovered an error in the implementation plan that will prevent you from meeting a milestone date. The BEST thing you can do is:

Select one:

a. Develop options to meet the milestone date.

b. Change the milestone date.

c. Remove any discussion about dates in the project status report.

d. Educate the team about the need to meet milestones.